Reversing
[rɪ'vɝs]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Reverse
(a.) Serving to effect reversal, as of motion; capable of being reversed.
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Examples
- On his reversing the ar rangement, and carrying on the process for a similar length of time, the sulphuric acid appeared in the agate cup, and the solution of lime on the opposite side. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- The armature circuit had a switch in it which permitted the locomotive to be reversed by reversing the direction of current flow through the armature. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Hence, some mechanical device for periodically reversing the current is necessary, if the motor is to be of commercial value. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- He also contrived the means of printing in colours from stone, by reversing the process of ordinary lithographic printing. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- If the direction of flow of current be reversed, by reversing the battery, the electromagnetic polarity also reverses and the end of the permanent magnet swings over to the other side. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- A switch in the armature circuit enabled the motorman to reverse the direction of travel by reversing the current flow through the armature coils. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Probably the Etruscans ruled over a subjugated Italian population, so reversing the state of affairs in Greece, in which the Aryans were uppermost. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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